The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-10-20


fine toilet soap for cents-at H. Thomas
on's. Good size cakes put up in nice boxes
Buy your furniture of J. NJ Ryall & Co,
where you get good goods at low prices, is
the advice of those who have traded there.
Mr.. F. &. Murphy manager of the house
here, or George Jordan who is with him,
will take pleasure in showing stock and
quoting prices. Store in the O'Neil build
ing.
As will be seen by advertisement in
another column, Mr.. w. w. Reavis offers
the store house On Main street now occupied
by l. &. Rowland & Co., for rent next year
Also the building at present occupied by
the Bank of Henderson, and dwelling
house on Breckenridge street, opposite Maj
Harris residence.
John E. Clarke & Co of the famouns
Racket Store" spread themselves in a
half double column advertisement and tell
their patrons something about the workings
| of the cash and credit system and the solid
values they are Offering in genuine Lar
gains at their store. See advertisement
and give them call.
The Germantown Independent is responsi-
BILE for the following. 1t says The silly
man sitteth down in his store and mOaneth
of the dull times and the gloomy future,
but the wide-awake store-keeper planteth
an advertisement in the local newspaper
and hath to keep special officer in front
of his store to keep his customers in line.
Every man in the county should be SUBJ
scriber to his home paper. Besides giving
value received in the amount and reading
matter furnished, the GOLD LEAF is Ia
boring for the up-building of home and
| home interests, both in town and county.
Say this to your neighbOr and induce him
| to subscribe if he does not do SO already.
The GOLD LEAF has seen a very hand
some crayon picture, the work Of Miss
| Lena Garden, daughter of DIR. ID. b. Car
den, which it deems worthy of public men,
ton 1t is the young lady's first effort in
| that line and shows artistic talent of a
high order. Should Miss Lena diligently
apply herself in this direction she has a
successful future before her.
If you are not already a subscriber to
this paper you are invited to become such.
The weekly report of the tobacco market
alone is worth the price Of a years SUBJ
scription to any tobacco farmer. Examine
! it observation-disclosures and all-and see
if you don't think you ought to have the
GOLD LEAF. Three months 30 cents &; six
months S1.OO; one year $500
| We have just received very pretty song
called ''There's no one like Mother to me. !"
by Charles A. Davies. For nice home
song, in which both the words and music
are so very pr tty, it is hard to equal. 1t
can be played on the piano Or organ, and
will be sent to any address for only % l.
cent stamps Address the publishers. J.
| G. Greene & Co., 80 and - Arcade, Cincin-
natl, o.
OF course every live bushes man in Hen
derson no matter what line of trade he is
in, will be represented in the GOLD LEAFS
industrial issue. A thorough canvass of
the town viii be made, but in the mean
time if we overlook you, mention the mat
ter to US. We want to make a full erhtGU
of the towns business, and this cannot be
done without the cooperation Of the bust
ness men.
Miss Lizzie Cheatham whose works of
art (cTayon drawings the GOLD LEAF
has heretofore alluded to- has sent three
pictures to the State Fair. We are pleased
to see that the young lady has manifested
such interest in the matter of making an
exhibit of her work. and whether they win
a premium or not, they will make most
creditable showing and one of which the
fair young artist may justly feel proud.
A glance at the advertising columns of
the GOLD LEAF shows that the merchants
of Henderson are discovering the benefits
of judicious advertising. We are proud to
acknowledge that our patronage this sea-
son is far in excess Of former years We
feel grateful that it is So and appreciate
fully the high estimate that is placed on
the paper. Its value as an advertising me-
is admitted by those competent to judge.
We had short but pleasant call from Mr.
Eugene e. Currin, a clever and good look
ing young tobacco buyer now located at
Durham, as he was passing through Mon
day on his return from a visit to Oxford
Mr. Currin formerly lived in Henderson and
has many friends hereabouts. His mission
was to pay for years subscription to the
GOLD LEAF, and never was transaction
more mutually agreeable to all parties
concerned
In the Supreme Court last week the fol
lowing cases from Vance county were ar-
gued:
Eigenbrun VS.. Smith argued by Messrs
Fuller, Snow and Smith and II. T. Wat
kins for plaintiff and Mr.. T. NJ Pittman
for defendant.
} Bowen vs.. Fox argued by Messrs. H. T
Watkins and Fuller, Snow and Z. G. Smith
for plaintiff, and Messrs. Day & ZOllicof
} fer for defendant.
With the line of the new railroad located
inside the corporate limits of the town and
, work commenced, and the erection of new
passenger and freight depot by the Rich
} mond & Danville company, as published
last week, together with the building of the
} large tobacco storage warehouse, bushes:
assumes new life and Henderson step;
several strides in advance of her former
self. Verify, the future of our town wa:
never so bright and promising as now.
One of the prettiest and most creditablt
: pieces of work of the kind that we have
seen was clock, the setting or frame O
exhibition at Nights jewelry store thi
week. 1t was made of walnut and ho y
! wood, the colors blending nicely. TIL,